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Forest Landscape

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Clove Bud Oil

The Traveller’s Friend

by Toni Heaton

April 2024

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In light of necessity being the mother of all invention, this remedy was formulated after a bee sting, using what was available at the time; and it did the job very well. It has subsequently been used to stop the itch from mosquito bites, sand fly bites, and a few other mystery bites and stings incurred in the course of a days’ work in a plant nursery.


This remedy has proven itself on three people, not a large sample size I know, but I am hoping feedback from this article may change that.

Ingredients

  • Basil - 5-7 leaves

  • Aloe vera - 1 leaf split and gel extracted into a bowl

  • Plantain - 2-3 leaves roughly cut up


Method

  1. Place all ingredients in a bowl and pulverise.  The day I made this I improvised using a coffee mug and the butt of a butter knife. However, a mortar and pestle would be much more professional.

  2. Remove the bee sting then apply this mixture as poultice over the bite site. 

  3. Cover the area with a couple of band aids/suitable dressings.


You are most welcome at this point to return to the garden, just remember to wear gloves this time and look before you sniff those roses.

Clove Bud Oil
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